Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-12-27
The STUDENTS CHARM.
r.un Guar ~ rmr i7rn GENTRY.


IL ~s late on an autumn evening u
1860. the year Of the restoration. Ih'f'
came riding up to the Inn OF one OF The
mo., struggling o,ford'hire villages
-ell mounted young gentleman Of some
~h., distinguished appearance. c.lIins
to the ho.,lsf be gave particular insfue'
tons .. to the treatment, OF his horse
aud ordering the be., bed and supper the
l.ndl.dy eoald provide. retired for . tine
10 hi. room. desiring TO be called wher
the meal ~as ready.
In .bou, an hour the supper vas on The
table. and th- stranger 60, down To u
lie had evidently come from . distance
the state Of hi. hor.e .hoscd that. and
the wsy he did justice 10 the lsndl.dy
cookery proved that he must have been
remarkably hungry. The good ~om.n
vas In truth rather alarmed a, the rapid
i,y ~i,h ~hieh he disposed OF what 'h'
set before him.
lie -.s -sll built young fell1w. o'
about Is OF 10. ~i'h q broad bros .nd
strange. piercing eyes ,hs, seemed 10 i'I'
10. her about tie rom. and look thrOash
her 20 ihs -sll each time she caught theft
s.rs. For about half an hour be ~s'
silent. too busy. Ia fact. TO speak. but be
80. pleasant aud hks.ble; aud ~hea 'h'
lsf. him TO himself the dame bed iskTn
rather fancy TO him.
Had she knosn ho~ she wa' situated
her thought. would have gone sno,hsi
road. For the distinguished stranger
vas . gentleman oommonef OF onel'
Who With his choice companions bad been
u,iug a little amateur highway robbery
and falling to hnd victim had come on
here alone. without penny IN h'' pcek'
ei, trusting TO what nigh, turn up 70
farni.h Tim with the means OF psyins
hi. bill.
A. soon as he VAS lsi, alone be len
the table and took bis chair 10 the hfe'
lie bes.n to think over his position. Ills
thought. ~ere no, encouraging. lie had
b.en living VIA, vas = Wild college life
even In those ~ild dsys; and bis family
bad .lmo,, given bin up. HE father.
a bsnehsr Of Gray. inn and country
msgns'e Of influence. IVES an eccentric
man Of strong ~ill, never knosn TO "a
back on his word and In bis ls'i letter
he h.d given bis son clearly TO under
stand that hi. patience WAS exhausted.
A. to money. be h.d sent him enough
for some time and IS TO "aeeomp'.
be would be re,ponsibls !or none "aiier
the date Of ,hi, my las, letter. unless "
amend" lie had no, amended; he bad
gone further and failed.
No wonder then ,ha, bis mediiA,ion'
were un,a,i,f.e,ory. lie knew that be
vas no, fool. bis experience With hi'
fellow students had tsush, him that. and
fortunately on this oocssioa his self'coa'
eei, came to his rescue.
"My father and mother" hs said ic
himself, q, least be said yesr sf,srwart
ihs, be said to himself, far be VAS moi
sn unknown msp-"my father And
mother are better gifted than those ,heJ
meet. and AN very like them. ! have
the old mans voice and my mothers eyes
I see things a. quickly s they do. and
mind them s veil. And here i hsv'
been for two years without the chance o
getting whst would give me . living !
the old people were TO throw me over
and ~hst have I done p
What bad be done indeed' lie hs'
acquired . thin coat Of university vanish
Thi, is no, . work Of the Imagination
and We will no, enlarge on the student
recognition Of bis folly. The conclusion
be came to Gas the ordinary one--"Le
me ge, out Of this trouble. and ! vii
never get into another.
But how Vas be to get out OF this
lie could not help liking the CHEEKY. bris'
little woman whom he had come-iis
guise IL ss be mish,-,o swindle. III
had eaten bis supper; that did no, 'roub
le him % much, for Il was obvious thA
IL he was to be homes, he must live. Ba
how vas be to pay for iis The hors
was no, his; 10 leave !, would be .
rob Peter to pay Paul. lie VAS in ,h
same fx with his clothes. The idea Q
dung . little wrong to do great right
on the Bssssnio principle. occurred q
him. and vas n jseied
"No, III be honest and Ill be thor
ossh T. be sid aud. resolving TO b
very good and very superior To evsryihin
sni sseryone he met. he strode up an
down the room.
"i'll 70 and zee miae hostess" ssi
he: "msybs something will hsPpsa I,
me"
And something did happen. ~hie
played sad havoc with his good re'olu
lions.
catering the kitchen. he found. sea,e'
by the fie. . frsi!. wesry.looking girl
Is, whom the lsndlsdy introduced - he
daughter
"Siek Of bad ssus; waiting for ,h
ft which will coms to her tonight"
HAS che been thus f,r lons!' sshs
the student.
"a year this Miehselmss." said u
lsndlsdy; and never . leech can euI
her. have tried them all the counii
round. and paid them veil. but there 'i
the poor child. growing ~orss and wof''
and surely shaking TO her grave.
"whai does her father say! IL the
none In L,ndoa that could tell yoa Vii